Cliff Richard News

Veteran British singer Cliff Richard is eyeing an odd collaboration - he wants to team up with R&B star Rihanna.

The "Summer Holiday" hitmaker, who has previously sung with Elton John, is a fan of the "Umbrella" singer and is keen to collaborate with her.

He tells the Press Association, "Somebody asked me if I'd like to sing with Rihanna and I thought, 'Who wouldn't?' She looks fantastic, she's got a great voice, but in the case of duets, if it's feasible, it's always a matter of what the song is.

"If we both like the song, that's the best way to do a duet. I couldn't just say, 'Yes, I'l...

ABBA star Bjorn Ulvaeus was thrilled by a new ruling by the European Union that will see the copyright on sound recordings extended from 50 to 70 years.

"Now I won't have to see ABBA being used in a TV commercial," he says.

The ruling was the result of a proposal from British singer Cliff Richard, who proposed to give composers an extra 25 years to benefit from their creations. On Monday, members of the European Union Council voted in favor of the "Saviour's Day" singer's proposal; however instead of 25 years they extended the copyright on sound recordings by 20 years.

Fans of guitarist Richard Thompson will be happy to know that on February 7, Free Reed Records and Music will release the 5-disc box set 'RT- The Life and Music of Richard Thompson'. Consisting entirely of unreleased and impossible-to-find recordings, 'RT's' five CDs explore all aspects of Richard's career - band member, solo, duo; composer and interpreter of other people's songs; live, studio and home demo. Alternate and unreleased versions of all Thompson's classic songs are included - carefully selected with the help of fans worldwide, acknowledged Thompson experts and Thompson himself -...

The second annual "UK Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony" will take place at the famed Alexandra Palace in London on November 16th and air on VH1 as a two-hour live extravaganza on Saturday November 26th 9:00 PM. Artists who have been publicly announced to date are: Pink Floyd, Bob Dylan, Eurythmics, Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath, The Who, The Kinks, Jimi Hendrix, Joy Division/New Order and the late, great legendary DJ and producer John Peel.

The ceremony will be staged in front of a 3,000 strong audience and reveal up to ten legendary artists and one music industry figure to be...